The club captain has been missing since coming off injured in the game against Everton on October 5, but was with the squad on Tuesday morning as they prepare for the UEFA Champions League game with Viktoria Plzen.

And the defender looked lively in the session, running sprints as the squad warmed up.

Last week Pellegrini refused to put a date back on Kompany's return , saying: “Vincent is still working, recovering from his last injury. Maybe the next week he will work with the whole team. We are not thinking about January, just thinking about November.

“We’ll see what happens in December but we hope he can continue in a normal way between now and the end of the season. The word ‘if’ is important so we need to wait.”

The manager has given no indication that Kompany will start against Plzen, although it would be a good game to get some minutes in with the Blues already qualified.

Aleks Kolarov also enjoyed a run out, having missed Sunday's game through illness, and John Guidetti could get some game time.

He too trained with the squad and is eligible as a youth player under the 'List B' criteria if the club decide to register him.

There was no sign of either David Silva or Stevan Jovetic, while Matija Nastasic came out for training but then did not complete the warmup.